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Soaking up checkdowns, Thielen actually led the Vikings in receiving yards, but committed a catastrophic blunder in the fourth quarter, losing a fumble on a punt return. It was encouraging that Thielen remained so involved even with Stefon Diggs back in the lineup, but his kind of game is his absolute ceiling. Most weeks he'll catch 4-6 passes for 40-60 yards. You can do better. Dec 2 - 12:12 AM

Vikings WR Adam Thielen (shoulder) is practicing in full for Week 13.

Thielen drew 10 targets on Thanksgiving, but that number will probably halve if Stefon Diggs (knee) is ready to return against the Cowboys. Even were Diggs to sit, Thielen would be a WR4. Nov 28 - 2:20 PM

A glorious day for PPR league players, but a whole bunch of nothing for everyone else. Thielen was the intended target on Sam Bradford's game-costing interception, arguably letting Darius Slay run his route for him. Thielen is a nice fit for the Vikings "short passes, don't screw up" offense, but that offers limited fantasy appeal in standard leagues. He'll have trouble compiling against the Keepaway Cowboys in Week 13. Nov 24 - 4:12 PM

Thielen already is in for a lot more work with Stefon Diggs (knee) inactive, and his fantasy value gets another boost in return-yardage leagues with this news. In DFS, he is an interesting correlation play with the Vikings DST. Even in non-return leagues, Thielen is shaping up as a solid WR3 with upside. Nov 24 - 11:09 AM

Depth Charts

Adrian Peterson (knee, I.R.) said he won't return this season if the Vikings are eliminated from playoff contention before he is ready.

Asked if he still plans to play this season, Peterson said, "That's something I envision." He's progressed to making cuts, and says he can pretty much do everything right now, though he admits it's different on a practice field than in game situations. Peterson isn't going to play this week against the Jaguars, but there have been whispers he could play as soon as Week 15.

Soaking up checkdowns, Thielen actually led the Vikings in receiving yards, but committed a catastrophic blunder in the fourth quarter, losing a fumble on a punt return. It was encouraging that Thielen remained so involved even with Stefon Diggs back in the lineup, but his kind of game is his absolute ceiling. Most weeks he'll catch 4-6 passes for 40-60 yards. You can do better.

Vikings signed No. 188 overall pick TE David Morgan to a four-year contract.

Morgan gets a $135,456 signing bonus at his draft slot. He showed well in agility drills in pre-draft workouts, but ran extremely slow at 5.02 in the forty. Morgan's ticket to the roster will be special teams and blocking skill.

Long had to be carted off after going down late in the fourth quarter. He wasn't playing well this season, but his loss is a blow to an already injured offensive line. RT T.J. Clemmings and LG Alex Boone are Minnesota's top candidates to replace Long.

Vikings RG Brandon Fusco exited the Week 5 win against the Texans with a concussion.

He left on the first series and never returned. Zac Kerin took over at right guard once Fusco left, giving the Vikings three reserves on the offensive line with T.J. Clemmings at left tackle and Jeremiah Sirles at right tackle. The bye is coming at a good time for Minnesota.